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Ice Maker

IMPORTANT:฀For฀models฀with฀a฀water฀filter,฀after฀connecting฀the฀

refrigerator฀to฀a฀water฀source฀or฀replacing฀the฀water฀filter,฀fill฀and฀

discard฀three฀full฀containers฀of฀ice฀to฀prepare฀the฀water฀filter฀for฀

use.฀

Turning฀the฀Ice฀Maker฀On/Off

To฀turn฀the฀ice฀maker฀on,฀simply฀lower฀the฀wire฀shut-off฀arm.

To฀manually฀turn฀the฀ice฀maker฀off,฀lift฀the฀wire฀shut-off฀arm฀to฀the฀

Off฀(arm฀up)฀position฀and฀listen฀for฀the฀click.

NOTE:฀Your฀ice฀maker฀has฀an฀automatic฀shutoff.฀As฀ice฀is฀made,฀

the฀ice฀cubes฀will฀fill฀the฀ice฀storage฀bin฀and฀the฀ice฀cubes฀will฀

raise฀the฀wire฀shut-off฀arm฀to฀the฀Off฀(arm฀up)฀position.฀Do฀not฀

force฀the฀wire฀shut-off฀arm฀up฀or฀down.

Ice฀Storage฀Bin

1.Wash฀the฀ice฀storage฀bin฀with฀mild฀soap฀and฀warm฀water.

2.Slide฀the฀ice฀storage฀bin฀under฀the฀ice฀maker฀and฀push฀it

toward฀the฀back฀as฀far฀as฀it฀will฀go.

3.Lower฀the฀arm฀on฀the฀ice฀maker฀to฀the฀“On”฀position.

NOTE:฀It฀usually฀takes฀approximately฀24฀hours฀for฀the฀ice

maker฀to฀begin฀producing฀ice.฀You฀may฀notice฀the฀ice฀has

an฀“off-taste.”฀If฀so,฀discard฀the฀first฀three฀batches฀of฀ice

produced.฀After฀that฀the฀“off-taste”฀should฀be฀gone.

Ice฀Production฀Rate

The฀ice฀maker฀should฀produce฀approximately฀8฀to฀12batches฀

of฀ice฀in฀a฀24-hour฀period.฀Allow฀3days฀to฀completely฀fill฀the฀

ice฀container.฀

To฀increase฀ice฀production,฀lower฀the฀freezer฀and฀refrigerator฀

temperatures.฀See฀“Using฀the฀Controls.”฀Wait฀24hours฀

between฀adjustments.

Remember

The฀quality฀of฀your฀ice฀will฀be฀only฀as฀good฀as฀the฀quality฀of฀the฀

water฀supplied฀to฀your฀ice฀maker.฀Avoid฀connecting฀the฀ice฀

maker฀to฀a฀softened฀water฀supply.฀Water฀softener฀chemicals฀

(such฀as฀salt)฀can฀damage฀parts฀of฀the฀ice฀maker฀and฀lead฀to฀

poor฀quality฀ice.฀If฀a฀softened฀water฀supply฀cannot฀be฀avoided,฀

make฀sure฀the฀water฀softener฀is฀operating฀properly฀and฀is฀well฀

maintained.

Do฀not฀use฀anything฀sharp฀to฀break฀up฀the฀ice฀in฀the฀bin.฀This฀

can฀cause฀damage฀to฀the฀ice฀storage฀bin฀and฀the฀dispenser฀

mechanism.

Do฀not฀store฀anything฀on฀top฀of฀or฀in฀the฀ice฀maker฀or฀ice฀

storage฀bin.฀

REFRIGERATOR CARE

Cleaning

Both฀the฀refrigerator฀and฀freezer฀sections฀defrost฀automatically.฀

However,฀clean฀both฀sections฀about฀once฀a฀month฀to฀avoid฀

buildup฀of฀odors.฀Wipe฀up฀spills฀immediately.

IMPORTANT:

Because฀air฀circulates฀between฀both฀sections,฀any฀odors฀

formed฀in฀one฀section฀will฀transfer฀to฀the฀other.฀You฀must฀

thoroughly฀clean฀both฀sections฀to฀eliminate฀odors.฀To฀avoid฀

odor฀transfer฀and฀drying฀out฀of฀food,฀wrap฀or฀cover฀foods฀

tightly.

For฀stainless฀steel฀models,฀stainless฀steel฀is฀corrosion-

resistant฀and฀not฀corrosion-proof.฀To฀help฀avoid฀corrosion฀of฀

your฀stainless฀steel,฀keep฀your฀surfaces฀clean฀by฀using฀the฀

following฀cleaning฀instructions.

To฀Clean฀Your฀Refrigerator:

NOTE:฀Do฀not฀use฀abrasive฀or฀harsh฀cleaners฀such฀as฀window฀

sprays,฀scouring฀cleansers,฀flammable฀fluids,฀muriatic฀acid,฀

cleaning฀waxes,฀concentrated฀detergents,฀bleaches,฀or฀cleansers฀

containing฀petroleum฀products฀on฀exterior฀surfaces฀(doors฀and฀

cabinet),฀plastic฀parts,฀interior฀and฀door฀liners,฀or฀gaskets.฀Do฀not฀

use฀paper฀towels,฀scouring฀pads,฀or฀other฀harsh฀cleaning฀tools.

1.Unplug฀refrigerator฀or฀disconnect฀power.

2.Hand฀wash,฀rinse,฀and฀dry฀removable฀parts฀and฀interior

surfaces฀thoroughly.฀Use฀a฀clean฀sponge฀or฀soft฀cloth฀and฀a

mild฀detergent฀in฀warm฀water.

3.Clean฀the฀exterior฀surfaces.

Painted฀metal:฀Wash฀painted฀metal฀exteriors฀with฀a฀clean,

soft฀cloth฀or฀sponge฀and฀a฀mild฀detergent฀in฀warm฀water.

Rinse฀surfaces฀with฀clean,฀warm฀water฀and฀dry฀immediately฀to

avoid฀water฀spots.

Stainless฀steel:฀Wash฀stainless฀steel฀surfaces฀with฀a฀clean,

soft฀cloth฀or฀sponge฀and฀a฀mild฀detergent฀in฀warm฀water.

Rinse฀surfaces฀with฀clean,฀warm฀water฀and฀dry฀immediately฀to

avoid฀water฀spots.

NOTE:฀When฀cleaning฀stainless฀steel,฀always฀wipe฀in฀the

direction฀of฀the฀grain฀to฀avoid฀cross-grain฀scratching.

4.There฀is฀no฀need฀for฀routine฀condenser฀cleaning฀in฀normal

home฀operating฀environments.฀If฀the฀environment฀is

particularly฀greasy฀or฀dusty฀or฀there฀is฀significant฀pet฀traffic

in฀the฀home,฀the฀condenser฀should฀be฀cleaned฀every฀2฀to

3฀months฀to฀ensure฀maximum฀efficiency.

If฀you฀need฀to฀clean฀the฀condenser:

Remove฀the฀base฀grille.

Use฀a฀vacuum฀cleaner฀with฀a฀soft฀brush฀to฀clean฀the฀grille,฀

the฀open฀areas฀behind฀the฀grille,฀and฀the฀front฀surface฀area฀

of฀the฀condenser.

Replace฀the฀base฀grille฀when฀finished.

5.Plug฀in฀refrigerator฀or฀reconnect฀power.

WARNING

Explosion Hazard

Use nonflammable cleaner.

Failure to do so can result in death, explosion, or fire.

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